mrg7243's 2001 galant build

[mrg7243]

Just got my first part in today so i figured why not start a build thread.
here is what i have, ordered, or would like to put on the car
Engine
OBXr Racing coil packs-Big Issue with
EVO Head
Spectre open air filter-Done
Ebay Cold Air
2.5" Megan DRift Spec
Boosted one day

Braking/Handling
EVO Brembos
Bigger Discs
KYB Shocks
Megan Springs
Strut tower brace


Interior
EVO Seats
EVO Stearing wheel
various parts carbon fibered taped(yeah i am that cheap:icon_redface:)-Did the fog light/Mirror panel and look ok

Exterior
EVO 9 wing
EVO rims
Projector Lights
Lowered

I have a 2001 Galant ES 4g64, it got it for free. lucky me, It has been side swipped, the rear doors are a b**** to open, the gas door is half falling off, and i think that is it. So i have alotta work ahead of me on this.

Pics-Sorry I don't have any of the car yet, i should have them by the end of the week.

My Coils
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_4433.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_4431.jpg

Thats all for now
Matt

[blue8g]

this COULD be dope

i mean that this has potential.......lol

[mrg7243]

Dope??? nope no marijuana here lol what do you mean by dope?
Hell yeah it has potential

[Galant306m]

he is a post whore don't worry about him

[4g63lover]

Let me know how those coilpacks work for you.

[mrg7243]

I will:thumb:, they will be installed either wedsday of thursday.

[Galantfan88]

Yeah deff let us know about them cuz I was looking into them but wasnt sure, so your our tester.lol

[mrg7243]

Lol glad to know im the guinie pig lol

[mrg7243]

Well i got some stuff done to my car the past weeks,
Spectre air filter( i love it)
NGKr iridum plugs
I had a no start issue, so i pulled the starter, it tested all good, changed the batterey terminals and 3 fuses and she started right up.
I tested the OBX coil packs, i cant say anything good since my one coilpack melted when i started it:097:. So i will be contacting the company and trying to get a replacement, the other one though didnt melt.
I painted the fins on the grill flat black
Sorry if the pics are bad the are cell phone pics.
melted coil pack
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231092037a.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231092037.jpg
Grill
Before
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1220092122a.jpg
After
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1222091108a.jpg
ON car
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231091640a.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231091640b.jpg
Airfilter
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231091424a.jpg

And i love this pic but the hood needs to be shut along with the grill in place
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231091430.jpg

[Poison457]

melted coil pack
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1231092037a.jpg
HOLY SHIT ON A STICK BATMAN!
i'll be staying the hell away from those just in case, that thing didn't melt, it vaporized.

[Ivory8g]

Yeah just like in my build thread the obx coils are crap! And so is their company. Mine just won't fire at all. Direct injection my behind.

[Galantfan88]

WTF!!!! How the hell did that melt??? Are you sure you want to keep using them if the coil pack melted? Im having real big second thoughts on this....did it do alot of damage on the inside of the motor?

[03-Galant-ES]

WTF!!!! How the hell did that melt??? Are you sure you want to keep using them if the coil pack melted? Im having real big second thoughts on this....did it do alot of damage on the inside of the motor?

thats what I was wondering too, how is it where the coil pack melted?

What have you ordered so far out of your list? I think its something to work for. Are you going NA or FI?

[Galantfan88]

thats what I was wondering too, how is it where the coil pack melted?

What have you ordered so far out of your list? I think its something to work for. Are you going NA or FI?

Well as for ignition goes I haven't got anything for it yet cuz Im looking around to see if there is anything out there to upgrade the coil packs but as fo what I see....no.lol the only thing I have right now is HKS twine fire for the build.

[mrg7243]

The other coil fired, since the spark plug shows very slight wear, the one that melted did not fire.

I am still going to use them unless i have another melt on me, luckily there was no damage to the motor my spark plug had a little bit of melted rubber from the boot, but i peeled that of and was able to still use the plug. I put stock packs back on and they fired fine so there is no damge that i know of. the tube leading down to the spark plug is undamaged thankfully. i caught it in time i heard a tapping when i started it. shut the motor off immediatly and pulled it, and thats what i found.

I havent ordered much yet, sometime down the road i would like to go turbo, first things first i need a 5-speed since the automatice slippps reeeaaallly bad, after that i will see where things take me. so i will probably be NA for awhile, untill i get the money to swap, with an evo.

Do you like the HKS twin fire??? also how hard was it to setup???

[4g63lover]

dude, fuck those coilpacks. Just use the OEM ones.

[Galantfan88]

Thats what Im going to do, just use stock....really dont wanna fuck this up

[mrg7243]

thats what im thinking, but the vendor i bought them from went outta business so i contacted OBX directed to see what i can do.

[Galantfan88]

thats what im thinking, but the vendor i bought them from went outta business so i contacted OBX directed to see what i can do.

Let me know what they say back to you...cuz you should deff let them know that the coil packs they make are junk, and one day going to damage someones engine really bad

[mrg7243]

Yeah man i will, i am still counting my lucky stars that there was no damage, amd i am no sure if the coil packs themselves are junk, just the one was. I am hoping to gett my money back, or atleast a replacment.

[M-Rod]

dude, fuck those coilpacks. Just use the OEM ones.

Agreed. There's no way in hell I'd mess with that garbage a 2nd time.

[mrg7243]

if i get my money back, i will probably sell them on ebay for what i bought them for if i get a replacement.

[mrg7243]

Just an update on my progress I just ordered a front cat a rear cat and a cat- bakc system. The front liscene plate holder is off. I havent been able to get OBX to refund or replace........yet. I have change my priorities for the car. This came from more research pricing, looking around ect.

Engine
Evo Dohc head swap
Lifters, vavles, ratainers, springs ect.
Trying to get a spare 2.4 block to build
turbo
rods crank, pistons the works
Meagan Catback Already ordered Have not installed yet
Eastern OEM front catAlready ordered Have not installed yet
Rear Cat(i dont remeber the make)Already ordered Have not installed yet
Manual Transmission
Clutch Kit
Prothane MM
Ebay cold air
6g72 TB

Exterior
Zenkie aero grill
Tinted Tails
Halo Projectors
Rims( havent found the perfect ones yet)
Tint windows

Suspension/ Braking
Meagan Lowering springs
AGX struts
DC sports STB
Suspension techinques sway bars with urathane bushings
Brembos
Rear disc conversion ss braided lines
EVO 8 or 10 wing

INterior
Alpine headunit
Alpine factory replacment speakers
Single ten inch
Reclining BUckets
Steering wheel of some sort maybe evo's momo
Painting wood trim
Reverse glow gauges


NOw all of this os going to take some time serious time and a little bit of the green stuff and elbow grease.

[mrg7243]

Mr Fedex just brought me a late xmas present to myself
My MEagan Cat back
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0205000949.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0205000952.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0205000952a.jpg
the can is huge:eek: Has anyone had any problems with it, my friend was saying a big can attracts the cops more. I thought our bumper tucks it up nicely, can someone post some pics of theirs, and if anyone has painted thiers could you please post pics of it painted.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0205000953.jpg

[mrg7243]

well i did a few things this weekend
INstalled cat-back
Cleared turns
installed both cats
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0227001134.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0228001513.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0228001501.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0228001500.jpg

[mrg7243]

This week i am ordering both o2 sensors and the silverstar clear turns
Also, the car is haveing acceleration issues. When either i floor it or roll into reall quickly it sounds like its knocking, but if i slowly roll into it is fine. NOw i dont have the o2 sensors in since i have to replace them(the got stripped out when pulling them from the rusty ass cats.) BUt im not sure if this is from them, it almost sounds like a miss fire. The car will have no power, but if i slowly roll into it does I havent scanned it for codes yet, so idk whats up. if anyone has any ideas please post about them. I copyed this from my other post in problems its something that really worries me so i want to get as many answers as i can

Where can i find o2 sensors that dont involve wiring, the ones with the clips attached??

[Proto]

The reason your car runs like crap is because you don't have the O2 sensors in and the easiest place is the dealer.

[mrg7243]

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0518101450.jpg
got new tie rod ends since i have no rubbber boot around my stockers

And i pulled the head since its out im going to have it PnP, decked, and checked for warpege and crakes. Hopefully my headgasket issue will solve my issues with the car
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0518102224a.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0518102225a.jpg and the head off, i will post some pics off the combustion chambers later, i think one of my valves has a slights bend in it, and they all have a crusty nasty crap on them. Nut im taking it to the machine shop and having the owner look at it.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/0518102224.jpg

[mrg7243]

for some reason my cell phone isnt taking pics like it used to sorry guys

[4g63lover]

You removed the headstuds in the correct order right? And how are you planning to check deck warpage? I would see if you can get a machined straight edge and feeler gauges.

[mrg7243]

of course i removed them in the right order, im not that mechanically stupid lol. I am taking the head to an old timer i know who owns The Machine Shop, and he is going to show me how to check for warpage, disassemble and clean the head. And if need be deck the head and possibly the block, since on the front of cylinder 2 there is an inperfection of the meetal, kind of coroded feel to it, he will look at that too. But im thinking the car had previously had a blown headgasket and it was never fixed correctly. What lead me to belive that i had one was the fact that the car was sputterring real bad, i was burning coolant, the typical white smoke with the exhaust haveing a sickly sweet smell to it, cylindeer 2 misfire (whiich is the one that has the corroson on the cgasket mating surfacee), and my cylinder 2 plug was/is almmost greyish white type color.
damn this was along post to type out on a phone

[mrg7243]

I got some good news the machinist i had look at the block siad it was all fine, that imperfection i was felling was excess gasket material on the head. So when i tear back into the car sometime soon i new to clean it all of, and make it shiny not the black it was(dont flame me i didnt know that, you learn something new every day). But i am still thinking the car has had headwork since i was pulling the coolent connector thingys from the head and they didnt have gaskets, but somebody used a shiton of gasket maker goop on it.

I took some pics of the head ill post them up tomorrow to see what you guys think cylinder 2 is a burnt white color with alot of crap hanging off the intake valves, cylinder 1 and 3 is brownish with less stuff than 2 hanging off the intake valve, and cylinder 4 is the most normal looking one.

So im speculating that there was a major coolant leak into cylinder 2 causing a misfire code and white plug, along with the sputtering, and some of the coolant leaked into 1 and 3 which cause those to look nasty. and since 4 is the farthest away it got away with either very minimal or none at all.

Also does anyone know how to prevent red wasp from building nest in your door jams i stuck my hand on the center pillar to get out of the car and that lil sum-biyitch stung me.

[mrg7243]

Heres the pics of the bottom side of the head
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5096.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5086.jpg
Cylinders 1 and 2
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5095.jpg
3 and 4
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5094.jpg
Cylinder 2 i couldnt get a good up close pict wiht the camera and this is the best one
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5093.jpg
Here is cylinder 3, with hlaf of cylinder 2
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5087.jpg
Cleaned up the INtake Manifold
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5085.jpg
V6 Tb, all i need is the V6 IAV and it goes on, of course when the motor gets put back together
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/100_5084.jpg

[mrg7243]

well the car is finnally together, fresh head and it was ported. JW how many people on here have a ported SOHC head?? the car runs great, just going through the final fluid flushes, getting all the cleaing crap that got down in the cooling system and oil pan.
Got some new tie rod ends, so the car should be ready for its lonnnnggg asss trip to colorado this summer.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0720102150.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0721101452.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0721101648.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0721101648a.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/0721101648b.jpg

[mrg7243]

Well havent updated in sometime. I put on a cheap ass voltage regulator box, my friend gave me. It was one of those what the hell why not, though i am impressed with it. My radio is cripser, and lights are brighter so no complaints with that. Went to the junkyard today and got myself the IAC needed for the V6 TB. Installed it in 30 min. Pretty impressed so far. I didnt reset the ECU yet though, gotta write down the radio presets and mileage. So i dont have the full benefit yet.

Sometime in the next week or so i am going to get a set of jack stands and do the rear disc conversion. It will be done with R1 drilled and slotted rotors, the v6 rear stuff, and even a proportion valve. So it will almost be that the car came with four round disc the way it will preform.

[mrg7243]

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1002101345.jpg
Quick teaser of whats coming up
Eclipse STB
Tinted tails
Rear disc conversion and drilled and slotted rotors
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1002101357.jpg
need to clean the engine bay, but the STB installed

[Corey2kG]

Looks good in a bigger pic Matt didnt waste time putting it on lol. I should post the post the pics of the grill

[mrg7243]

Its alittle easier to see. Thanks man, i wasnt even home for 5 min after the jnukyard when i installed it lol. You need to it looks great.

[Corey2kG]

Yeah I'm gonna do that now lol. I'm get black engine enamel n paint the vc you got before I put it on the one I have now I messed it up trying to get out the old gasket.

[mrg7243]

that will look good, are you doing a wrinkle?? or just gloss black??

[Corey2kG]

Wrinkle? I;m gonna tape off the letters n paint it black. Preferably flat black

[mrg7243]

http://www.epitomewerks.com/skidmrk/ForSaleJuly2009/ValveCover02.jpg

It has a texured look too it, i did a glos black wrinkle on my cruise control on accident how i did it i dont know but it looked sicks, till it got chipped.
I would paint the whole thing, and take a dremel to the letters, just light enough to make it bare metal

[Corey2kG]

I don't have a dremel lol n how the hell do you do that? lol

[mrg7243]

ah okay, there is a special paint you buy, and then you bake it in the oven at like 200 for 2 hours
http://www.hondaclub.com/forum/articles/1546-diy-valve-cover-painting.html
here is a honda how to.

[mrg7243]

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz203/holiday0808/IMG00290-20100930-2118.jpg
If you get a sanding attachedment for your air die grinder(down at the bottom of the pict) it would do the same thing, a dremel is a die grinder, with its own name and huge price

[Corey2kG]

Your stealing my pics now lol. That dremel behind the tool box I killed all the bits boring out the washers for the axle mod lol. The disc that's on the die grinder I call it a cleaning cookie lol I used that to sand down the nubs left by cutting the fins. N I don't have the patience to do that lol.

[Isaurio]

looking good bro. keep molding your G. Good job.

[mrg7243]

Your stealing my pics now lol. That dremel behind the tool box I killed all the bits boring out the washers for the axle mod lol. The disc that's on the die grinder I call it a cleaning cookie lol I used that to sand down the nubs left by cutting the fins. N I don't have the patience to do that lol.
haha only borrowing lol, should got a drill, thats exactly what you need, if you do it it would look good.

looking good bro. keep molding your G. Good job.

thansk man, oh trust me i will gotta few upcoming things.

[Corey2kG]

My girl would flip again lol.

[Isaurio]

haha only borrowing lol, should got a drill, thats exactly what you need, if you do it it would look good.


thansk man, oh trust me i will gotta few upcoming things.

Great bro keep it up. There is a lot of people that visit the site to see what are we doing and to get a idea of mod for them. So if we show them the potential of our G they could come and join TGC. By the way the paint texture is great i like it.

[mrg7243]

Great bro keep it up. There is a lot of people that visit the site to see what are we doing and to get a idea of mod for them. So if we show them the potential of our G they could come and join TGC. By the way the paint texture is great i like it.

oh trust me i will, only Corey really knows whats coming up as far as exterior.
Yeah i have considered doing mine in like a satine wrinlke idk yet though. Ive always wondered why do not many people paint or do stuff to their VC's on here??

[mrg7243]

My girl would flip again lol.

hahah lets see girl<car or girl>car damn the decisions lol

[Corey2kG]

Lmao I choose both lol.

[mrg7243]

girl on the car FTW lmao

[Corey2kG]

FTW!!!!! hahahahahahaha

[mrg7243]

Painted some things today, here they are baing in the strong colorado sun
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1007101539a.jpg
Shifter bezel, needs to be redon for the third time, as i shouldve primered it to fill in the scratches, oh well
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1007101539.jpg
and all the A/C vents, and third brake light housing.

[mrg7243]

Heres installed, i think i would like a darker black, as this seem more of a dark grey, its very subtle

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1007101816.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1007101817.jpg

[Corey2kG]

Looking good Matt

[mrg7243]

thanks corey, hopefully installing the rear brakes, this weekend but i have been saying that for two weeks now hahah. I need to stop putting it off

[mrg7243]

So i finally stopped slacking and did it. Heres what i was busy doing over the weekend rear disc conversion with R1 concepts drilled and slotted rotors all around, an ceramic pads.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1010101429.jpg
Here is why i needed a brake job, the new pad is on the left
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1010101622.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1010101623.jpg
I havent owned the car long enough to take that much pad off, i have maybe put 8000 on it and most of is highway, maybe 1000 city.

[mrg7243]

So i have been busy the past week or so, and with my internet down haven't been able to post pics.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1013101407.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1013101442.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1018101039.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1013101824.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1013101815.jpg
my tinted tails, i will get a camera and get better pics one on these days
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1017101512.jpg
i did the ashtray when i first got the car, i was cleaning it with some bleach and the grey came off and it was black underneath, i just got a black outlet cover, though i will get a better one that isn't part melted when i find one
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1017101409.jpg
black e-brake handle off a avenger
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1020101046.jpg
i got a trunk tray!!!!!!!! i was so excited when i found on in a 94 galant.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/For%20Sale%20Items/1019101525.jpg
my friend just gave me this, expensive tach for free, it is not going in unless the car goes 5 speed turbo, even then it might not i just couldn't find a spot where it flowed well with the dash or interior.

[Corey2kG]

Update or fail haha!!!!

[98mgalant]

Looking good. I like that trunk tray. My cardboard trunk floor is bowed so bad that it's not funny.

[DTP]

Lookin' good bro... Keep it up. I love the silver Gs ;]

[4g63lover]

Why dont you sell the tach? a lot of V8 guys still use them. There is no point for it in the Galant considering even the DE has a tachometer stock.

[mrg7243]

Update or fail haha!!!!
yeah yeah yeah, i have some pictures around from my recent stuff, though not much worth mentioning.

Looking good. I like that trunk tray. My cardboard trunk floor is bowed so bad that it's not funny.
i love it, not for it not warping, but for the storage compartment. Ill keep an eye out for another.

Lookin' good bro... Keep it up. I love the silver Gs ;]
Thanks man, silver Gs FTW

Why dont you sell the tach? a lot of V8 guys still use them. There is no point for it in the Galant considering even the DE has a tachometer stock.
honestly have considered it, there isnt a spot where it flows with the dash or anywhere. I agree there is no point, i am just hanging onto it 1. as a self decoration haha, and 2. if i stumble upon a project that i could use it for.

[Corey2kG]

Matt it doesn't matter what it is I post just about everything I do to mine lol even my alignment lol

[mrg7243]

Alright well here it goes, I recently gutted the top cat(to cheap to buy legit headers). Honestly wasnt really doing it for performance, just bored that day, well that turned into a disaster, the studs on the stock manifold stripped out so i had to drill them out. The drill bit kept walking on the drill press so the holes were huge and mis-shaped. I dealt with exhaust leak after exhaust leak there. I finally got the fixed, then developed a CEL for the top o2 sensor, so i put a mechanical o2 sensor simulator there. Then developed a exhaust leak at the downpipe section, so it was throwing another code, and i just fixed that leak friday. Since i hate cel and exhaust leaks, i put another o2 sensor simultaor on the bottom o2 sensor if another leak happens i dont have to look at it only hear it. Well so gutting the cat was worth it, not Hp gain cause i doubt there was any but, it sounds better, less rasp its deeper, and sound throatier. I have picts somewhere of when i gutted the cat just cant find them right now. Other than that i washed it friday, oil change and lifetime alignment. Oh i also got a water temp and oil pressure gauge from bronxbomr for a trade, i just have to get the sensors now, but i wiried up the lights, just got to get a bulb for the oil. And i am going to have to make a plate for the gauges. Like i said not much worth mentioning. Now for the pictures.

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1119101616b.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1119101616a.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1119101616.jpg
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1111101708.jpg
O2 sensor simulator
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1103101134.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1115101739.jpg
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http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/1117102036.jpg

[Corey2kG]

Lookin good Matt. You should do the grille mod lol.

[mrg7243]

yeah but i dont have the mesh or any paint, i want to color match it to the car, i found the color code in spray paint but its 12 dollars for the can and 14 for the clearcoat to match it

[Corey2kG]

yeah but i dont have the mesh or any paint, i want to color match it to the car, i found the color code in spray paint but its 12 dollars for the can and 14 for the clearcoat to match it

Dude you can get the mesh at Home Depot for like 3 bucks n I think you can get it all in one can though. Besides the paint that mod is very cheap. I always have black paint on hand for some reason haha.

[mrg7243]

i dont have any black paint on hand right now, i could get the mesh, but the grill would look half assed untill i painted it haha

[Corey2kG]

Send me a grille I'll do it for you lol. N a couple bucks for supplies lol.

[mrg7243]

i could but the price of shipping it back and forth would be the same as the paint hahah

[Corey2kG]

So I guess your stuck lol.

[mrg7243]

yeah i am i need a intake manifold before i do anything else though, i supposed a job would help me hahah

[DTP]

yeah i am i need a intake manifold before i do anything else though, i supposed a job would help me hahah

Junkyard? I got one off of ebay... Works perfectly. Ran me $40 shipped

[mrg7243]

I am going to get the outalnder, since i plan on turboing i would rather have a cast manifold that the flismy stocker. Plus i can port match it to my v6 TB

[DTP]

Oh sweet, that sounds sick. Lemme know how it works... Do a tutorial :]

[mrg7243]

There is a tut on here on how to do the outalnder, and to port match is simple

[DTP]

Oops, haha. but still, lemme know how it goes... i can't wait to get going on that stuff with my G. so far it's all been cosmetic

[mrg7243]

alright i will, mine is all go no show hahah, i do cheap and easy show stuff.

[DTP]

Me too... Nite shades has been my best friend. And LEDs. You can look good for pretty cheap

[Corey2kG]

Unless you buy them on Ebay leds are not cheap. Matt I'm gonna post here a pic of my car with my led strip experiance lol. $25 for this strips too lol.

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz203/holiday0808/1272675206382.jpg
http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz203/holiday0808/1272675347153.jpg

Took them off cuz the double sided tape sucked n got wet.

[mrg7243]

the bright!!!!, i am not into the leds strips. it to much IMO

[DTP]

Unless you buy them on Ebay leds are not cheap. Matt I'm gonna post here a pic of my car with my led strip experiance lol. $25 for this strips too lol.

Took them off cuz the double sided tape sucked n got wet.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/nffootball74/IMG_1047.jpg

Me too... But mien kept screwin up. They look amazing during the daytime with the parking lights. I have LEDs in my fogs, dome lights and gauge cluster

[mrg7243]

found some pictures of when i gutted the cat awhile ago

Honeycomb
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1029101711.jpg
well what remains of it haha

Striaght through now
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1029101726.jpg

And the cat
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/1029101722.jpg
well it would be a test pipe not.
This cat was by far not hy flow, itnstead of having chambers like the ones i have seen the barrel part was full of just honeycomb. It was an after market eastern catitilic.

[mko]

there is an electrical fix for the rear 02 sensor. You wire it in and you forget about all these bungs on top of each other. it costs like $2 for the parts

[mrg7243]

i do know about those, but i put in mechinical o2 sensor fixes on top and bottom to prevent the code.

[mrg7243]

there is an electrical fix for the rear 02 sensor. You wire it in and you forget about all these bungs on top of each other. it costs like $2 for the parts

could you please send the link or how to on this, the bungs have worked for 700 miles and the p0421 code for warm up catlyst below threshhold the bank 1

[mrg7243]

Got the resistor and capcitor for the o2 sensor and started working on my grill 1/3 of the way done so far hahah
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/101_5950.jpg
i got the mesh at home depot for 2.04 not time to get paint tommorrow and paint it if the weather is warm enough.

[Corey2kG]

Looking good Matt! N about time too lol

[mrg7243]

Thanks Corey, yeah yeah yeah i know i found a few dollars cleaing the car and decided to so it.
2/3 of the way done
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/Galant/101_5951.jpg

[Corey2kG]

Lol looks cleaner then mine lol. But guess what!

[Corey2kG]

Wheres the update? You still not done? lol

[mrg7243]

Lol looks cleaner then mine lol. But guess what!
i wanted it to be clean, cause i cant get any paint yet. but what??

Wheres the update? You still not done? lol

Well it is going to sit like that, i messed up when cutting the mesh so i am going to have to go out tommorrow and get some if i have time.

[Corey2kG]

i wanted it to be clean, cause i cant get any paint yet. but what??

Well it is going to sit like that, i messed up when cutting the mesh so i am going to have to go out tommorrow and get some if i have time.
The tranny cooler lines blew off my new radiator while I was driving.

Dude its like 5:40 your time home depot is still open n measure twice cut once lol.

[mrg7243]

The tranny cooler lines blew off my new radiator while I was driving.

Dude its like 5:40 your time home depot is still open n measure twice cut once lol.

oh shit 5-speed time?? haha

i did i made the cut 1 bar to high(i measured off the bars), next time i am breaking out the dial caliper, a piece of paper and my claculator haha. Dude home depot is on the other side of town, and the traffic suck ass right now. I hate driving the road where it is at construction and people dont know how to drive here.

[Corey2kG]

oh shit 5-speed time?? haha

i did i made the cut 1 bar to high(i measured off the bars), next time i am breaking out the dial caliper, a piece of paper and my claculator haha. Dude home depot is on the other side of town, and the traffic suck ass right now. I hate driving the road where it is at construction and people dont know how to drive here.

I know but the mrs wants to keep it auto. So auto it is lol. I think I'm just gonna get a 5 speed 7g lol. I filled it up with tranny fluid n drove it home. Seemed fine but didn't really get to drive much. But I don't know if it caused any damage but I'm gonna find a tranny somewhere lol. Or find a ride to Keiths place n pick up the one he has. N suck it up it will give you a reason to drive lol.

[mrg7243]

I know but the mrs wants to keep it auto. So auto it is lol. I think I'm just gonna get a 5 speed 7g lol. I filled it up with tranny fluid n drove it home. Seemed fine but didn't really get to drive much. But I don't know if it caused any damage but I'm gonna find a tranny somewhere lol. Or find a ride to Keiths place n pick up the one he has. N suck it up it will give you a reason to drive lol.

i found one that is closer yes so i might go out and get it. Just teach the Mrs how to drive stick and youll be good

[Corey2kG]

I told her that n she still said no. :(

[mrg7243]

I told her that n she still said no. :(

that sucks, whata fun sucker haha:037::005:

[mrg7243]

Time to revive this, Since my last update i have hit a curb, lowered teh car, gotten GST wheels, 02-03 headlights, painted the grill, cut lower bars outta bumper, got a prelude lip, tucked my throttle cable, Put on my outlander mainfold with 72 TB, tinted the windows, and developed some serious rod knock. Sound productive. BUt here are some recent pics of stuff

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0143.jpg

35% tint of 3m color steble looks darker but still transmits light

Before
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0136.jpg

After
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0139.jpg

Chilling in UT
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/imagejpeg952.jpg

This all came out when i bleed the lifters, i am eating a bearing somewhere and the shaveing are going into my fresh head, so good thing i caught it. Hopefully not to much damage is done to the head
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0153.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0154.jpg

And Day 1 worht of progress, tommorrow the head will come off.
http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0155.jpg

[WhiteGalant]

Seeing bj's heads makes me not want to retrofit projectors in mine.

EVO 4G

[Galantman03]

dang man.... your going to tear into the block?

[IVORY_G]

Nice progress, sorry to see about your motor though. Everything else looks good, and damn I love that hood on BJ's car. Looks so good Colormatched instead of CF, bcz it looks OEM for a sec, then your like "Oh wait a minute!" LOL!
I might have to get one of those one day now, SMH. Add it to the list of expenses I've already accrued...

[mrg7243]

dang man.... your going to tear into the block?

Yeap entire thing is coing out by friday, tommorrow the head

[mrg7243]

So heres my update its been done for some time now. But I have a EGR code but its because of some wiresmissing contact or sumfin. but here we go

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0178.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0179.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0180.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0181.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0182.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0176.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0190.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0189.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0188.jpg

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af322/mrg7243/IMAG0183.jpg

So basically when my orignal motor started making funny noises i said it was time to go(plus it was puking out metal shavings) I bought this junkyard motor the was compression tested with 170 across all 4 cylinders. I then swapped old head over to the newer motor, as my old head was ported. Then onto a Felpro MLS head gasket and ARP head studs. I have my prosport gauges.Note the 5 speed trans, the car is soooooo much funner to drive(meh at my poor english). The shifting seems notchy to me but that may just be me. But goes into gear and out with out noise. Just a few little things i want to tidy up and finish but it is 98% done to where i would not have to do anything at all besideds regular maintenance.